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Cato Weekly Podcast • April 25, 2022 

# Where Russian Propaganda Thrives and Fails 

The propaganda machine in Russia has been working overtime to sell its war in Ukraine as just and necessary. Will Duffield analyzes why this effort has failed so remarkably while other efforts have succeeded.

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##### [Will Duffield](/people/will-duffield)

Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute